Recognition Archive

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School of Law on ‘Best Value’ list

August 24, 2011  |   For Alumni, For Parents, Recognition, School of Law, Top Stories

The School of Law is once again among the nation’s “Best Value” law schools, according to the National Jurist and preLaw magazines.

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WFU honored for community service

July 1, 2011  |   Community, For Alumni, For Parents, Pro Humanitate, Recognition, Top Stories

Wake Forest has been selected to The President’s Higher Education Community Service Honor Roll for 2010. The award is designed to recognize the depth and breadth of activities that schools employ to successfully partner with communities. Wake Forest has been honored each year since the awards began in 2006.

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Physics student wins award

June 29, 2011  |   For Alumni, For Parents, Graduate School, International, Recognition, Research, Student, Top Stories

Yuan Li, a physics graduate student who conducts research at Wake Forest’s Center for Nanotechnology and Molecular Materials, has been awarded the “Chinese Government Award for Outstanding Self-financed Chinese Students Study Abroad” by the China Scholarship Council.

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WFU coach, player honored by NCAA

June 20, 2011  |   Athletics, For Alumni, For Parents, National, Recognition, Top Stories

Wake Forest baseball coach Tom Walter and freshman outfielder Kevin Jordan were honored by the NCAA at the 2011 College World Series on Saturday night. Walter donated a kidney to Jordan before the 2011 season.

Students named to Wake Forest University Dean’s List

June 16, 2011  |   For Parents, Recognition, University Announcement, Wake Forest College

The following Wake Forest University students have been named to the university’s Dean’s List for the 2011 spring semester. Students who achieve a 3.4 and no grade below a C were named to the list. Download (.xls) Press Contacts: Eaton, Brett Executive Director, News […]

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Honored for community service

May 31, 2011  |   Community, For Alumni, For Parents, Pro Humanitate, Recognition, Top Stories

Wake Forest has been named to the 2010 President’s Higher Education Community Service Honor Roll for engaging its students, faculty and staff in meaningful service that achieves measurable results in the community. The Honor Roll was announced this month by the Corporation for National and Community Service (CNCS), a federal agency.

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Four grads named Fulbright Scholars

May 26, 2011  |   Alumni, For Alumni, For Parents, International, Recognition, Student, Top Stories

Four recent Wake Forest graduates have been awarded Fulbright scholarships — the most prestigious international exchange program sponsored by the U.S. government — to teach English or conduct research abroad during the next year.

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Class of the finest: Retiring faculty

May 16, 2011  |   Commencement, Faculty, For Alumni, For Parents, Life on Campus, Recognition, School of Divinity, Teacher-Scholar, Top Stories, Wake Forest College

Nine professors — in art, counseling, divinity, economics, history, religion, journalism, classical languages and East Asian languages — are retiring this year, after leaving an indelible mark on generations of students dating back to the 1970s.

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Students named Schweitzer Fellows

May 11, 2011  |   For Alumni, For Parents, Recognition, School of Law, Student, Top Stories

Three School of Law students — Alexandra Ford (’12), Michael Grippaldi (’11), and Craig Principe (’12) — have been selected for the North Carolina Albert Schweitzer Fellows program. They join three School of Medicine students as part of 250 U.S. Fellows selected across the country this year.

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Enterprising minds

May 9, 2011  |   Events, Faculty, For Alumni, For Parents, Recognition, Student, Students Taking the Lead, Top Stories, Wake Forest College

The Excellence in Entrepreneurship Awards recognize students and faculty who have exhibited extraordinary achievements in entrepreneurship over the past year. Nominated by their peers, these individuals embody the entrepreneurial spirit in thought and action.